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. ..-.-fifrfu mmwD FREDERIOH GAISSER, OF ROCHESTER,

PATENT OFF-ICE.

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PETER REINSOHMIDT, OF SAME PLACE.

PICTURE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION' fQrming part of Letters Patent No. 508,540, datedNovember 14, 1893.

Application filed June 21,1893- To all whontit may concern;-

Be it known that I, FREDERIOH GAISSER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,resi ding at Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State ofNew York, have invented an Improved Picture-Hanger, of whichthefollowing is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention relates to an improved picture-hanger, the construction andoperation of which are fully set forth and illustrated in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings,the novel features thereofbeing specified in the claimsannexed to the said specification.

In the accompanying drawings, representing my improvedpicture-hanger,-Figure 1 is a front view. Fig. '2 is a side elevation.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the slotted lug detached.

My improved picture-hanger, consists essentially of the frame A,provided with the. point or points'B B which engage in the wall 0, andthe pivoted cord-hook E,which operates to force the point or points F Finto the ceiling D. The cord-hook'is pivoted to the frame, at- J,between the lugs L L, and projects outward, being given a suitablecurved form adapted to receive and hold the cord P on which the pictureis suspended. At the end next to the wall the cord-hook is pivoted tothe lower end of the rod H, as indicated at I, Fig. 2. The weight of thepicture suspended on the cord-hook serves to force the point or points FF into the ceiling, while at the same time the point or pointsB B areforced into the wall so that the picture is firmly sustained,th,eheavier the picture the greater the capacity of the apparatus to supportthe weight. As indicated in the accompanying drawings, thepoints orprongs B B and F F are lnadedonble, and this is the construction which Iprefer to adopt, although it will be understood that a single pointmaybe used in either or both of these places. The frame A may be givenany suitable ornamental form. At its lower end it is provided with aslot for the reception of the cord-lever or hook E. At its upper part itis provided on the side next the wall with a slotted lug N,

of any suitable size or material.

Serial No.473,30'7. (Nomodell) through which the I'OdIH slides. The lugN is slotted, as indicated at R, Fig. 3, through which slot theflattened lower end T of the rod H is introduced in assembling the partstogether. The slot R is conveniently formed by castin g,the holein-whichthe rod H slides being bored or reamed.

The operation of my improved picturehanger will have been understoodfrom the preceding description. The points B being inserted in the wallat-a suitable distance below the ceiling,thepoints F are then forcedinto the ceiling or aprojecting portion of the wall by pulling down onthe cord-lever, and

the picture being hung on the cord, the hanger is caused to adherefirmly in place.

My improved picture-hanger may be made It is cheap in construction, anddurable and ornamental in use, and may be readily affixed to the walland ceiling in any desired position, without the use of screws, nails,or other attaching devices.

I claim I 1. The herein-described picture-hanger,consisting essentiallyof the frame, having one or more points, adapted to engage in the wall,the pivoted cord-hook, and the sliding rod, provided at its upper endwith one or more points adapted to engage with the ceiling,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the frame A,provided with point or points B B,of the pivoted cord-hook E, and the sliding rod H, having point F, andconnected at its lower end to the cord-hook, and arranged to slidethrough a suitable support N on the frame, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the frame A, provided with point or points B B,and the slotted lug N, of the pivoted cord-hook E, and the sliding rodH, provided with pointF andflattened head T, and connected at itslowerend with the cord-hook and arranged to slide through the lug N,substantially as described.

FREDERIOH GAISSER.

Witnesses:

PETER REINSOHMIDT, GEO. B. SELDEN.

